Malaysian inventors make their mark in Geneva

Malaysians were in full force at the 34th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, which ran from April 5-9 in Geneva, Switzerland. Recording a total of 75’365 visitors, this exhibition is now the world's most important specialised event for inventions.

This year, Malaysians made up the largest delegation with 152 exhibitors out of the total of 775 exhibitors from 45 countries.

And they were not just there to enjoy the scenery and chocolate.

The Grand Prix prize (awarded unanimously by the International Jury) went to Dr. Chantara Thevy Ratnam and Mr. Khairul Zaman from the Malaysian Institute for Nuclear Technology, for their manufacturing process for organic medical material. It uses palm oil as a plastifying and co-stabilising agent and it does not damage or become discoloured and produces no toxic gases during sterilisation.

I am really happy that two of my good friends, Ziana and Azizi were there as exhibitors and they WON prizes for their exhibits under the "Computer Science, Software, Electronics, Electricity & Methods of Communication" category.

Ziana’s team won a Silver medal for a web3D virtual reality program used for teaching dentistry students while Azizi’s team won a Bronze medal for their Automated Mobile Paddy Disease Diagnosis System (M-PADDY).


CONGRATULATIONS

This, I can sincerly say: Malaysia Boleh!

The next exhibition will take place from the 18th to the 22nd April 2007.

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- Geneva is the master of invention
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Tags: Exhibition Invention Technology